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Sure, Mariah Carey has a fun husband and adorable twins, and happens to be loaded with talent, but this season she’s shining even more. I’ve never been one to suggest we slip into celebrity shoes, but this Christmas it might be fun to be Mariah Carey for a few minutes. Here are four reasons why…

1. “All I Want for Christmas Is You.” There are plenty of marvelous Christmas tunes, but Carey’s, penned decades ago, is still shockingly contemporary and absolutely catchy and uplifting. She’s kept the jingle bells rocking for 20 years and continues to look fabulous in a Santa suit.

2. Channeling Old Hollywood. True, she was a little under-the-weather due to an injury, but few stars would open the door to the Today show in their bathrobes. Of course, Carey’s bathrobe was a peignoir and the negligee was accented by her Agent Provocateur slippers, but Carey pulled off this week’s Today segment with Old Hollywood style channeling the likes of Lana Turner and Marilyn Monroe.

3. Pink peonies. Everyone’s Christmas tree is special and there’s nothing more heartwarming than to reminisce about the history of each ornament and smile over our children’s precious handiwork. But Carey has more than one tree, and two of them are decorated with live pink peonies. I don’t know what would be better, a tree with live pink peonies or having someone who actually brought me pink peonies every day during December.

4. Nailing it. Just when you think Mariah Carey’s done it all, she goes and snags my dream gig. OPI’s Mariah Carey collection features eight new shades of nail polish. The limited edition series was handpicked by Carey, who probably also had a say in the eight names attached to each shade. As you might imagine, the line, like its namesake, is infused with plenty of sparkle.